error opening shadow group file

[Brad Crotchett]

The contents of /etc/pam.d/system-auth are as follows:

#%PAM-1.0
# This file is auto-generated.
# User changes will be destroyed the next time authconfig is run.
auth        required      /lib/security/pam_env.so
auth        sufficient    /lib/security/pam_unix.so likeauth nullok
auth        required      /lib/security/pam_deny.so

account     required      /lib/security/pam_unix.so

password    required      /lib/security/pam_cracklib.so retry=3 type=
password    sufficient    /lib/security/pam_unix.so nullok use_authtok
md5 shadow
password    required      /lib/security/pam_deny.so

session     required      /lib/security/pam_limits.so
session     required      /lib/security/pam_unix.so

The contents of other are:

#%PAM-1.0
auth     required       /lib/security/pam_deny.so
account  required       /lib/security/pam_deny.so
password required       /lib/security/pam_deny.so
session  required       /lib/security/pam_deny.so

Does this help?

Thanks,

Brad

> 
> Verify that PAM is installed and configured correctly. If you use a package
> manager, use it's file verify utility to see if any files have changed from
> install. Make sure /etc/pam.d/system-auth and /etc/pam.d/other are there and
> post to the list what's in them.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
> > [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Brad Crotchett
> > Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 3:22 PM
> > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > Subject: Re: error opening shadow group file
> >
> >
> > fuser does not show anyone using the files and the immutable bit is not
> > set.  I guess I am still stuck.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brad
> >
> >
> >
> > > Dwayne wrote:
> > > I'd first see if another process currently has the shadow password file
> > > open with the fuser command:
> > >
> > > fuser /etc/group*
> > > fuser /etc/gshadow*
> > > etc...
> > >
> > > and if fuser returns a number, you have a winner.  Also, check to see if
> > > those files have the immutable bit set:
> > >
> > > lsattr /etc/group*
> > > ...
> > >
> > > My system uses /etc/group- as the shadow file.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Why drive a car when you can ride a bike?
> > > http://attaway.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
>